The same Internal Revenue Service office that singled out Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny also challenged Israel-related organizations, at least one of which filed suit over the agency’s handling of its application for tax-exempt status.

The trouble for the Israel-focused groups seems to have had different origins than that experienced by conservative groups, but at times the effort seems to have been equally ham-handed.

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Z Street filed a lawsuit against the IRS in 2010 alleging that one of its attorneys were told its application for tax exemption was delayed and sent to a “special unit…to determine whether the organization’s activities contradict the Administration’s public policies.”

“Special unit” probably refers to the same group vetting 501(c)(3) applications that’s been at the center of controversy the last few days. Seems they’re “looking into” anyone critical of Obama, his policies, or the direction of the nation.

Yes, and early-to-mid-thirties German Jews were being looked into by “special units,” too. That turned out really well for them, didn’t it?

The saddest part of this whole ordeal when everything is said and done is that the low-info voter and the Dear Leader worshipper still won’t be able to connect the dots and figure out just how evil this all is.

I mean, if they’ve never had a clue to this point, why would that change?

I have the same feeling about this Carlos and Sefton…the IRS is a wing of the Democratic party now doing it’s bidding. What a refreshing thought. Will we see heads roll? Will we see officials falling on their swords to maintain the integrity of the offices they hold? FAT CHANCE, this it the democratic party loyalty crew. Eric Holder on down should be fired in the DOJ for allowing this to happen in the first place without batting an eyelash!

Here’s a short list of Obama scandals that his puppets in the news media couldn’t be bothered with:

Obamacare (2010): Obama buys votes from key senators to pass a bill no one read and that 70% of Americans were against.

Fast and Furious (2010): Obama administration deliberately sends 2500+ AK-47’s to the Mexican drug cartels. The only logical explanation is to further an agenda to enhance gun control. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry is murdered by a Fast and Furious weapon along with hundreds of Mexican citizens. The Terry family has still not gotten any answers.

Eric Holder: Because of his lack of complying with congress’ subpoena becomes the first USAG to be found in contempt of congress. This would land any average American citizen in prison.

Lightsquared (2011): Gen. William Shelton testifies to congress that Obama administration officials pressured him to alter his testimony.

Solyndra (and other failed Corp. Cronies) (2011): Hundreds of millions of tax payer dollars down sh*ts tube to protect the fat-cat investors all of whom were big donors to Obama.

Extortion 17 (2011): 30 US servicemen, mostly US Navy SEAL’s, are loaded into a Chinook helicopter that was built in the early 1960’s and was last refurbished in 1985. They flew into a hot zone without any support. They were shot down and killed.

Benghazi (2012): 4 Americans including a US Ambassador are murdered by an Al-Qaeda affiliate. At first Obama call the 4 dead Americans “a bump in the road”. Now Obama calls them “a sideshow”.

IRS (2013): The IRS targets conservative organizations in 2011 and 2012. They first deny the accusations but somehow the news breaks right after whistleblowers appear before congress on the Benghazi cover-up. Perhaps the IRS scandal is the real “sideshow”!

If that part about special handing for groups whose activities may contradict Administration public policies is a direct quote, WOW!!! Smoking gun time… tax consequences for policy differences???

THAT is beyond the limits, not to mention denial of due process and a massive abuse of power.

Maybe we should just get rid of the income tax, that would limit the IRS’s ability to pull this kind of stuff. If the government then had to shrink by 2/3, well, maybe we would be better off for that, as well.

Payroll tax to support entitlements, a VAT with a constitutional rate limitation for defense and discretionary, and some excises and tariffs, maybe total 50-60% what they take in now… sounds like a plan.